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t Tjörn Pilane Gravfält, a burial site
with more than 100 Iron Age
Bohuslän. * 15,000. @ from mounds, stone circles, rings and
Stenungsund. n Tjörn Tourist Office,
0304-60 10 16. _ Round Tjörn Yacht standing stones, is on northwest
Race (3rd Sat in Aug). ∑ tjorn.se; Tjörn. In the summer, it hosts an
∑ sodrabohuslan.com amazing sculpture park. Take the
road towards Kyrkesund, turn
The municipality of Tjörn left to Hällene and after 1 km
comprises six inhabited islands. (half a mile) there is a car park.
Fishing, boat-building and small
businesses are the cornerstones E Nordiska Akvarellmuseet
of the economy and in summer Skärhamn. Södra Hamnen.
the population doubles with Tel 0304-60 00 80. Open Tue–Sun.
the arrival of holidaymakers. Closed some public holidays.
Opened in 1960, the Tjörn & - 0 = 7
Bridges offer fantastic views
Mollösund, a typical fishing village on Orust over land and water.
Tjörnbroleden, the road linking
r Orust the islands of Tjörn and Orust
to the mainland at
Bohuslän. * 15,000. @ from
Stenungsund. n Hamntorget 18, Stenungsund, crosses the
0304-33 44 94. _ Boatyard open bridges of Stenungsöbron,
days (last weekend in Aug). Källosundsbron and Tjörnbron
∑ orust.se; ∑ sodrabohuslan.com over Askeröfjorden. In 1980
Tjörnbron collapsed when a
One of Sweden’s largest ship collided with it in thick fog;
islands, Orust’s fortunes a new bridge opened the
over the centuries have following year. At its northern The Watercolour Museum, Tjörn, resting
been tied to the rise and end is an ideal site for on piles in the water
fall of herring fishing. camping with great views.
On the southwest Skärhamn, on the west y Marstrand
coast, the village of side of Tjörn, is the island’s Bohuslän. Road 168. * 1,400.
Mollösund dates from main town. It has a guest @ 4  n 0303-600 87 (summer);
the 16th century, when harbour, restaurants 0303 833 27 (winter). _ Swedish
herring fishing was at and hotel. Sights include Match Cup (one week in early Jul),
its height. A decline in Fishing net float Sjöfartsmuseum (the Marstrand Regatta (last week in Jul).
stocks brought poverty, Seafaring Museum) and ∑ kungalv.se ∑ vastsverige.com
but with the herring’s the popular Nordiska
reappearance in the 1750s the Akvarellmuseet (Nordic Sun, sailing and the sea are
population increased, inns Watercolour Museum), a what Marstrand is all about.
opened and refineries for stunning building hosting The little town of pastel-coloured
making fish oil from herring exhibitions and courses for wooden houses has its roots in
developed. The bare rocks amateur painters. the herring boom of the mid-
of Bohuslän are a reminder 16th century, which attracted
of this time; the fish oil fortune-hunters. But it really
refineries needed lots of took off in the mid-19th century
wood and the coastline was as a fashionable seaside resort.
practically deforested. Marstrand built its baths and
Most homes had a society arrived.
fisherman’s hut on the The town is crowned by the
harbour and even today the impressive Carlstens Fästning,
houses and huts are closely a fortress built in 1666–73 and
packed together. There is a redesigned in the 1680s by
strong smell of stockfish architect Erik Dahlbergh. At one
hanging out to dry to produce time it was a notorious prison.
Lutfisk for the Swedish Tours provide a glimpse into the
Christmas table. life and times of the fortress and
Today Orust is a centre for its inmates in the 18th century.
the manufacture of superior Plays are staged here and feasts
leisure boats. Half the boats held during the summer.
exported from Sweden come Northwards into the wide
from here. The boatyards waters of Marstrandsfjorden
display their craft in the “Öppna Tjörn Bridge, 664 m (726 yd) long, and is the rocky island of Åstol,
Varv” open days. 45 m (147 ft) high almost entirely covered by
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp287–8 and p299

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